Hancock Career and Technical Center

🚀 Exciting News! The Hancock County School District App is Here! 📱✨ Stay connected like never before with our brand-new Hancock County School District mobile app! Get quick access to: ✅ News & Announcements ✅ Events & Important Dates ✅ Documents & Resources ✅ Staff Directory ✅ Notifications & Alerts ✅ Dining Menus – Check out what’s for breakfast & lunch! 🍽️ 📲 Download the app for FREE today! 🔹 Android: https://aptg.co/T8zKfC 🔹 iPhone: https://aptg.co/k7hPQ2 🔔 Don’t forget to enable notifications so you never miss an important update! #F2G #flytogreatness #HNation

🎉 Welding II students wanted to celebrate completing the two-year welding program and achieving a 100% pass rate on their National Certification Test, so they decided to cook breakfast for themselves. It was a great time filled with good food and celebration. Congratulations to these students on becoming Nationally Certified welders! 👏. #MakingWavesOfGreatness #HawksHaveGrit

🎉 Teacher Appreciation Week 🎉 at HCCTC was filled with wonderful treats and so much support for our amazing teachers! A special thank you to Coffee Culture for the specialty coffees, Chancery Clerk Tiffany Cowman for the delicious cookies, and Bayou Talla Church for the amazing donuts. We are incredibly grateful for your generosity and for helping make our teachers feel so appreciated. Our staff was truly spoiled all week with yummy treats and meals and thoughtful acts of kindness! ❤️💙🦅

📣 H Nation — We Want Your Feedback!

Our Comprehensive Needs Assessment surveys are now open! Please use the appropriate link below to complete your survey. Your feedback helps guide decisions that support our students, staffulty, and community.

👨‍👩‍👧 Parents & Guardians:
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🧒 Elementary Students:
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🎓 Hancock Middle Students:
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🦅 Hancock High Students:
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🗓️ All surveys close Thursday, May 21.

Thank you for taking the time to share your feedback!

We would like to extend our appreciation to HCCTC’s nurses/Health Science Instructors, Mrs. LaShae Wilson and Mrs. Krystal Peterson. Your dedication, compassion, and commitment to shaping the next generation of healthcare professionals do not go unnoticed. Through your guidance and support, you are not only teaching skills but inspiring excellence and care in every student you reach. Thank you for the lasting impact you make each day! #MakingWavesOfGreatness

CONGRATULATIONS 🎉 to our Precision Machining student, Caden Ladner, on being named a recipient of the Gene Haas Scholarship! HCCTC, along with his family, had the privilege of surprising Caden with this outstanding achievement. Caden will be attending MGCCC this fall to pursue a degree in precision machining. We are incredibly proud of his hard work and can’t wait to see all he accomplishes in the future! #MakingWavesOfGreatness ❤️💙🦅

Welding I and Welding II students competed in George County today, representing our program with skill and determination. While they didn’t place this time, each student walked away with $200 worth of welding equipment! That's a win! #MakingWavesOfGreatness

We celebrated our HCCTC Completers this week with our yearly "Completer Breakfast!!" These students have put in two years of hard work, dedication, and growth to reach this milestone, and it shows. We are proud of you! ❤️💙 #MakingWavesOfGreatness

Thank you to Coast Electric's Vehicle Maintenance Department and volunteers from the CoastConnect team for cooking a delicious meal for our HCCTC faculty and students, today. Some of these fabulous cooks were Hancock High alumni and we appreciate them coming back to serve future graduates! ❤️💙🦅.

"Cap and Gown Day" is always a special event!! Our CTC teachers love handing out caps and gowns to the seniors who chose them! Wishing all of our seniors the best in their future endeavors. 💙❤️🦅 🫶🏼

Emily Battaglia, Emma Hopkins, and Raleigh Seal were selected as recipients of the IMPACT Scholarship at Pearl River Community College on Tuesday, April 21. This special scholarship was made possible through the generosity of an anonymous donor who wished to recognize and support outstanding students and teachers across Mississippi. Through this gift, the donor hoped to celebrate the powerful influence educators have on their students’ lives and future careers. These Hancock Career and Technical Center students wrote an essay about their career plans and the teacher who had an “impact” on their lives. Emily and Emma selected Ms. April Davis, and Raleigh Seal selected Ms. LaShea Wilson as their IMPACT teachers. During the scholarship luncheon on the PRCC Poplarville Campus, it was inspiring to see the meaningful connections between students and educators that continue to shape future leaders. #MakingWavesOfGreatness

Happy Birthday to our awesome director! On behalf of the entire staff, we want to thank you for your leadership, dedication, and the positive impact you make on our school every single day. Your guidance, support, and commitment to both students and staff do not go unnoticed, and we are truly grateful to work alongside you. We hope your day is filled with joy and all your favorite things. Wishing you a year ahead filled with happiness!

🌸 Spring Break is almost here, H Nation! 🌸

There will be no school on Friday, April 3, and for Spring Break April 6–10, 2026.

Students will return on Monday, April 13.

We hope everyone enjoys a safe, relaxing, and fun-filled break! 💐
#HNation #F2G #flytogreatness

🚧 Traffic Update for Hancock High School Campus 🚧

Beginning Thursday, April 2, a section of Fred W. Haise Road between the CTC and Hancock High School campus will be closed during the school day to support a safer campus environment.

⏰ Closure Hours:
8:15 AM – 3:15 PM on school days

🚫 The road will be gated and locked during these hours.

We appreciate your patience and cooperation as we take steps to protect our students and staffulty.

#HNation #F2G #flytogreatness

We had the opportunity to take our Law and Public Safety students to the Fire Department today for a hands-on, real-world learning experience. This visit gave students valuable insight into daily operations and allowed them to see how classroom concepts directly apply in real-life situations. It was an outstanding field experience, and we sincerely appreciate Mr. Lafontaine and the entire Fire Department team for their time, dedication, and for providing such a meaningful opportunity for our students. #MakingWavesOfGreatness

A big thank you to the Hancock County Emergency Operations Center for hosting our Law and Public Safety class. Our students were given an incredible behind-the-scenes look at the vital work that keeps our community safe each day. From the high-pressure environment of dispatch and emergency preparedness to the frontline efforts of firefighters, EMTs, and law enforcement officers, this experience provided truly invaluable insight. We are especially grateful to Holly Bilbo, Curtis Broughton, and Michelle K. Cuevas for sharing their time, knowledge, and expertise, and for inspiring the next generation of first responders. #MakingWavesOfGreatness

What an incredible month for our Law and Public Safety students! From mastering proper handcuffing techniques to gaining firsthand insight during their visit to the Mississippi Department of Corrections, students have been fully immersed in real-world experiences. A standout moment was the hands-on training in both routine and felony traffic stops, providing valuable, practical skills. We extend our sincere appreciation to the Hancock County Sheriff’s Department for their continued partnership and for giving our students the opportunity to learn directly from experienced professionals. #MakingWavesOfGreatness

Our Hancock Law and Public Safety students recently had the opportunity to go behind the scenes at the Mississippi Department of Corrections. Through job shadowing and firsthand accounts from inmates, students gained valuable insight into the daily operations of a correctional facility. This experience provided a meaningful look into future careers in law enforcement and corrections, highlighting the professionalism and responsibility required in the field. We sincerely thank MDOC for their support and for investing in our students’ futures. #MakingWavesOfGreatness #Hnation

The Precision Machining and Robotics classes visited Walt Machine Inc. on Friday for a hands-on field experience. During the visit, students learned from Mr. Tommy Caughey Jr. about how automation is used in the manufacturing process to efficiently produce parts, gaining valuable real-world insight into modern machining and robotics. #MakingWavesOfGreatness #Hnation

We would like to thank Alex Davis and Annie Ladner with Neel-Schaffer, Inc. for volunteering their time to speak with students at Hancock High School and the Hancock County Career and Technical Center. They shared valuable insight into careers in Civil Engineering, the different types of engineering fields, and projects happening right here in Hancock County, Mississippi. We appreciate their time, expertise, and commitment to inspiring our students about future career opportunities! 👷‍♂️📐